telangiectasia

noun

tel·​an·​gi·​ec·​ta·​sia ˌte-ˌlan-jē-ˌek-ˈtā-zh(ē-)ə  ˌtē- 

tə-

variants or telangiectasis

ˌte-ˌlan-jē-ˈek-tə-səs 

ˌtē-,

tə-

plural telangiectasias or telangiectases ˌte-ˌlan-jē-ˈek-tə-ˌsēz 

ˌtē-,

tə-

: an abnormal dilation of red, blue, or purple superficial capillaries, arterioles, or venules typically localized just below the skin's surface (as of the face) compare spider vein

telangiectatic

ˌte-ˌlan-jē-ˌek-ˈta-tik 

ˌtē-

tə-

adjective

Examples of telangiectasia in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

But one patient advocacy group has publicly shared that Yu’s team has designed an oligonucleotide for a toddler with ataxia-telangiectasia, a neurodegenerative disorder, and hoped to begin to treat her this fall. —Jocelyn Kaiser, Science | AAAS, 9 Oct. 2019

His inoperable neurological condition HHT (hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia) has kept Moskowitz restricted and in rehabilitation since first discovered at the end of last year. —Scott Springer, Cincinnati.com, 9 May 2018

Further scans and exams detected HHT (hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia) existed, something no family would expect. —Scott Springer, Cincinnati.com, 26 Apr. 2018

Di Bernardo suffers from hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia, or HHT, which makes the body create blood vessels without the typical capillaries that go between arteries and veins. —Megan Friedman, Cosmopolitan, 4 Nov. 2015

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from tel- + angi- + ectasia, ectasis (as in atelectasis)

First Known Use

1873, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing telangiectasia

• ataxia-telangiectasia

Medical Definition

telangiectasia

noun

tel·​an·​gi·​ec·​ta·​sia ˌtel-ˌan-jē-ˌek-ˈtā-zh(ē-)ə  ˌtēl- 

təl-

variants or telangiectasis

-ˈek-tə-səs 

plural telangiectasias or telangiectases -tə-ˌsēz 

: an abnormal dilation of red, blue, or purple superficial capillaries, arterioles, or venules typically located just below the skin's surface (as on the face) see ataxia-telangiectasia, hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia, spider vein

telangiectatic

-ˌek-ˈtat-ik 

adjective